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Samsung Galaxy S7: Everything you need to know about Samsung’s new flagship

Samsung’s much anticipated flagship handsets for the first half of 2016, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, were finally unveiled by the company at the Mobile World Congress on February 21. The handsets might not seem that much different from their predecessors at first glance, but Samsung has updated almost every key components of the devices.

Unlike last year, Samsung is better differentiating between the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with their screen size and battery capacity this year. The Galaxy S7 comes with a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, while the Galaxy S7 edge comes with a larger 5.5-inch Quad HD curved display. The displays on both phones can remains in an always-on state where they can display the time/date and other notifications.

The bigger screen on the Galaxy S7 edge also allows it to come with a larger 3,600mAh battery, compared to the 3,000mAh battery found on the Galaxy S7. Otherwise, both phones are almost the same in every department and pack features like 4GB RAM, a fingerprint scanner, IP68 water resistance, 32GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot.

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Building on the success of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge from last year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8+ last night — its first major flagship smartphone since the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. So, how does the Galaxy S8 compare to the Galaxy S7?

Samsung today released the Secure Folder app for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 to help users keep their important files and data secure from prying eyes. The app makes use of Samsung’s Knox security platform to create an encrypted space on the phone to store your files and apps securely.

Samsung has finally started rolling out the Nougat update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. While it was initially believed that the final Nougat update for the handsets would be based on Android 7.1, that is not the case. The build being rolled out by Samsung is still based on Android 7.0, though it does feature the January security patch.

Samsung has officially confirmed through its recently concluded Galaxy Beta Program for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge that it plans on rolling out the official Nougat update for the handsets in January. Samsung gave Galaxy S7 and S7 edge owners from across the world a chance to test Nougat on their handset before its official release and submit bug reports to them.

Missed out on some great deals on some high-end Android smartphones this Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Best Buy has you covered. As a last minute deal, the retailer is offering hefty discounts on flagship Android devices of this year, including the Galaxy S7, Google Pixel, and LG V20. Check them out in this post.

If you have been planning on buying a high-end Android device like the Galaxy S7 edge, HTC 10, or the LG G5 for a long time, Black Friday is the absolute best time to grab one because you are going to find some tempting deals on them.

Six months on from our last Top 10, here’s the Christmas 2016 list, with mainly new content – as you’d expect in a busy smartphone world. And, in terms of variety and value, we’ve never had it so good in the Android world, even if all but one of the top of the line phones are still as eye-wateringly expensive as ever…

Earlier this week, Samsung started its Nougat beta test for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. With early registrants of the program getting the beta Nougat OTA update and the firmware itself leaking, screenshots showing the new Grace UI on the S7 have been posted by the folks over at SamMobile.

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